Новости за 20.09.2016

BEIJING — In films, women and girls are much more likely to take off their clothes than male actors and to be scantily clad in the first place, studies show. Less than a third of speaking characters are female and men outnumber women behind the camera by a ratio of five to one. Campaigners are

Oregon receiver and Olympic hurdler Devon Allen will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee injury, the team confirmed Monday night. Allen injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 35-32 loss at Nebraska. The nature of the injury was first reported by the Duck

CHICAGO — Carson Wentz followed up an impressive NFL debut with another solid performance, throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chicago Bears 29-14 on Monday night. Wentz showed plenty of poise, just as he did in his debut against Cleveland. Playing in the city where he was drafted

MIAMI — Danny Espinosa’s three-run homer run accounted for the Washington Nationals’ only runs of the game. It was not enough, though, as Washington fell 4-3 to the Miami Marlins on Monday night. “We made a couple mistakes during the game,” Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. “We had opportunities to win the game and take

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a ground test of a new rocket engine and ordered a satellite launch preparation, state media said Tuesday, an indication the country might soon conduct a prohibited long-range rocket launch. The United Nations and others view the North’s space launch development project as

CLEVELAND — Their quarterbacks falling fast, the Browns needed to find a veteran with experience. Charlie Whitehurst has come to their rescue. Cleveland has reached agreement on a one-year contract with the free agent quarterback who worked out for the Browns on Monday, a day after Josh McCown went down with an injured left shoulder

BALTIMORE — Five days earlier, Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman proved to be a worthy adversary to Boston Red Sox ace Rick Porcello. Given a second chance Monday night, Porcello got the best of rookie Dylan Bundy and beat the Orioles 5-2 in a duel between the top two teams in the AL East. Porcello (21-4)

TORONTO — For the first time since Team North America came together, coach Todd McLellan had to re-instill some belief. With players slumping at their lockers after allowing Russia to score four goals in under seven minutes, McLellan told them they were better than they thought they were at that moment. Young North America was

UNITED NATIONS — France said Monday it wants to organize an international conference before the end of the year to present Israelis and Palestinians with a package of incentives if they reach a peace agreement. Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said at a briefing on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s annual ministerial meeting that

CHICAGO — Dexter Fowler hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Monday night. Fowler’s line drive into center field capped a three-run rally for the Cubs after they were shut down by Tim Adleman most of the night. It also made

CHICAGO — Bears quarterback Jay Cutler left Monday night’s game with a hand injury, making it an even half-dozen Chicago players forced out against the Philadelphia Eagles. Cutler injured his hand trying to hold off the Eagles’ Destiny Vacao on a strip-sack. He played two more series after that, and was examined on the sideline

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears linebacker Lamarr Houston has left Monday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles because of a knee injury. Houston remained on the ground clutching his left knee after trying to rush the passer in the second quarter. He was tended to on the field by team medical personnel before walking gingerly toward the

NEW YORK — Aaron Blair won for the first time in 13 major league starts, Freddie Freeman drove in three runs off a misfiring Noah Syndergaard and the Atlanta Braves’ slowed the New York Mets’ wild-card chase with a 7-3 victory Monday night. Freeman had four hits for the Braves, who have the worst record

ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers manager Jeff Banister was ejected Monday night when the Los Angeles Angels won a replay challenge on a play that became a ground-rule double after Yunel Escobar was thrown out trying to turn the hit into a triple. After being out by several feet sliding into third base in the sixth

HAVANA — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has met with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and his brother President Raul Castro during a one-day state visit in Havana. Monday’s sit-down with Fidel Castro was an unusual encounter since Cuba’s 90-year-old retired president receives only a few people. Officials did not say where they talked, but photos

MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton homered and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Monday night. Christian Yelich, Ichiro Suzuki, and Derek Dietrich also drove in a run for the Marlins and A.J. Ramos pitched the ninth for his 38th save in 41 chances. Danny Espinosa hit a three-run homer and A.J. Cole allowed

YARI PLAINS, Colombia — It was a sort of Woodstock Colombian style. But there were no drugs or alcohol, and instead of barefoot hippies frolicking to rock music those jamming out are leftist rebels in knee-high rubber boots. As the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia gathers for its final conference as a guerrilla army they’re

TEMPE, Ariz. — Bruce Arians is a hard man to please. His Arizona Cardinals rolled for 416 yards and accounted for 33 points in a 40-7 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and still he wasn’t happy. “Because we should have had 50, you know,” the coach said in his Monday news conference. “We left

STILLWATER, Okla. — After a dominant outing by quarterback Mason Rudolph in Oklahoma State’s dramatic win over Pittsburgh, it’s clear his play will be key to the Cowboys’ success this season. Rudolph is coming off a game in which he threw for a school-record 540 yards, hitting on nine passes of 20-plus yards, in a

BALTIMORE — Rick Porcello and the Boston Red Sox appear poised to extend their late-season charge deep into October. Porcello pitched a four-hitter for his major league-high 21st victory, David Ortiz and Mookie Betts hit two-run homers and Boston beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Monday night to pad its lead in the AL East.

LOS ANGELES — Freshman Sam Darnold will be Southern California’s starting quarterback on Friday night at Utah, replacing Max Browne after just three games. Coach Clay Helton made the announcement Monday after practice for USC (1-2). Browne is 55 of 87 for 474 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions in his first three

LOS ANGELES — Jim Carrey says a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estranged husband of his ex-girlfriend is a heartless attempt to exploit him and vowed the fight the case. Mark Burton of Portland sued Carrey in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, accusing the actor of providing the prescription drugs his wife Cathriona

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Jeff Fisher doesn’t think Jared Goff is the answer to the Los Angeles Rams’ lagging offense — not just yet, anyway. The No. 1 pick in last spring’s draft watched from the sideline in uniform Sunday while Case Keenum managed the Rams to three field goals and a 9-3 victory over

WACO, Texas — Baylor acting head coach Jim Grobe says he wouldn’t know Shawn Oakman if he walked into the same room. Grobe was asked Monday about the presence of Oakman at 16th-ranked Baylor’s last game. The school’s career sacks leader finished his playing eligibility after last season, and was indicted in July by a

TAMPA, Fla. — Steady one week, shaky the next. Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are learning how difficult it is to win consistently in the NFL. “When you look around the league, that’s sort of how the NFL is,” coach Dirk Koetter said Monday. He was reflecting on a lopsided loss to Arizona